SLOA CHARTER: NEWPORT-SWINDON-GLOUCESTER:                                      
                                                                    
     Engine: BR class 4MT 4-6-0 no 75069                                                       
     Load: 8 coaches, 289 tons tare, 310 tons full                                                         
                                                                    
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     miles                          sch    m/sec    mi/hr           
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      0.00  NEWPORT                         0:00              
      0.69  Maindee East Jn                 3:01     20*
      1.59  East Usk SB                     5:01     36
      3.62  mp 155 (Llanwern)               8:05     44
      5.62  mp 153 (Bishton)               10:42     47 
      7.50  Magor                          12:55     53
                                            sigs     20*  
      9.86  SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTION         18:00 
     10.59  Caldicot                       19:40     32
     11.55  Caldicot LC                    21:16     39
     12.62  mp 146 (Portskewett)           22:41     43    
     15.12  mp 143.5                       25:46     54
     17.20  CHEPSTOW                       29:29     13*
     17.96  Wye Valley Jn                  32:20     25
     20.62  mp 138                         36:01     55
     22.44  Woolaston LC                   37:56    53/56
     24.12  mp 134.5                       39:40     63
     25.16  LYDNEY                         40:40    59/61
     26.62  mp 132                         42:10     58 
     28.62  mp 130                         44:06     65 
     30.35  Awre SB                        45:34    59/60
     32.37  mp 126.25 (Bullo Pill)         47:52     57 
     33.62  mp 125 (Newnham)               49:09     60
     35.87  mp 122.75 (Westbury)           51:14    65/63
     37.12  mp 121.5 (Grange Court)        52:26    64/61  
     39.12  mp 119.5 (Oakle Street)        54:20     64
     41.62  mp 117                         56:47    59/60
     42.95  Over Jn GF                     58:16     36*
                                            easy     28*
     44.52  GLOUCESTER                     62:55
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      0.00                                  0:00
      0.40  Engine Shed Jn                  1:41
      1.05  Gloucester Yard Jn              3:21
      2.70  mp 94.75 (Tuffley)              5:31
      4.95  mp 97 (Naas)                    8:43
      7.35  Standish Jn                    13:42 
      9.16  Stonehouse                     16:38     42
     11.94  STROUD                         20:17    48/52
     14.80  Brimscombe                     23:56    46/48
     16.10  mp 98 (Chalford)               25:41     33
     17.10  mp 97                          28:01     21
     17.60  mp 96.5 (Frampton)             29:19     24
     18.18  Sapperton Tunnel In            31:36   13(slip)
     19.48  Sapperton Tunnel Out           36:14   16.8av
     21.10  mp 93                          38:19     58 
     23.10  KEMBLE                         42:37
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      0.00                                  0:00 
      2.56  Oaksey                          4:30     55
      5.50  mp 85.5 (Minety)                7:28     62
      7.00  mp 84                           8:57     58
      9.56  Purton                         11:24     64 
     12.00  mp 79 (Bremell Sdg)            13:54     49
                                            sigs      0*
     13.72  SWINDON                        25:15
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      1.71  mp 79 (Bremell Sdg)             4:19     46            
      4.15  Purton                          6:49    61/65      
      6.71  mp 84                           9:27     61
      8.21  mp 85.5 (Minety)               10:52    65/64             
     11.15  Oaksey                         13:35     66             
     13.71  KEMBLE                         16:38     38*            
     15.71  mp 93                          19:16     48                    
     17.12  Sapperton Sdg                  21:04     37             
     17.33  Sapperton Tunnel In            21:24     37             
     18.63  Sapperton Tunnel Out           23:30                   
     19.21  mp 96.5 (Frampton)             24:15    49/50             
     20.71  mp 98 (Chalford)                sigs     15*                    
     22.01  Brimscombe                     29:34     38             
     23.71  mp 101                         32:00    45/43             
     24.87  STROUD                         34:24                    
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      0.00                                  0:00                    
      2.78  Stonehouse                      4:57    53/55           
      4.59  Standish Jn                     7:25     39*            
      6.99  mp 97 (Naas)                   10:39    65/69 
      8.99  mp 95 (Tuffley)                12:29     57            
     10.89  Gloucester Yard Jn             14:57    easy            
     11.54  Engine Shed Jn                  sigs     15*            
     11.94  GLOUCESTER                     19:03                    
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     Date: Saturday 2nd March 1985                                                         
                                                                    
     dep: Newport 11.54am 
     arr: Swindon 2.54pm
     dep: Swindon 3.57pm                                                          
     arr: Gloucester 5.22pm                                                           
                                                                    
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